Henry County

Man shot three times trying to stop robber from breaking into car, police say

By Audrey Washington, WSB-TV
By Audrey Washington, WSB-TV

HENRY COUNTY, Ga. — A Henry County homeowner is recovering after he was shot three times while trying to stop a man from breaking into his car.

The victim's wife told Channel 2's Audrey Washington that she had to duck as bullets crashed through the walls of her home on Combs Street in Locust Grove.

Then she found her husband, who had been shot three times in their driveway.

"The guy just turned around with a pistol and just started shooting," family friend Otis Hammock said.
Washington was at the house when the victim arrived home from the hospital. He has asked not to be identified. The man needs a wheelchair to get around following the shooting, Washington said. "It could've been a lot worse," Hammock said.

Hammock said he heard the gunshots early Tuesday morning and rushed to the victim’s home.

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“I realized I needed to bring something with me, so I got my gun,” Hammock told Washington.

Investigators said someone was trying to break into the victim’s truck when the 55-year-old victim heard the commotion and walked outside. That’s when he confronted the would-be thief standing in his driveway.

The victim’s wife told Washington that at one point the man fired gunshots at her husband. He was hit once in each leg and in one arm.

The bullets also pierced the walls of the home. Washington counted nearly a dozen bullet holes by the front door.

“There were numerous other shots that were shot in his direction, so he was very lucky,” Locust Grove Police Chief Jesse Patton said.

The shooter got away, but not before shattering some of the peace in the close-knit community. 

Police said they are looking for two suspects and possibly a gray sedan involved in this case.

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